Saturday, March 31, 2018

IPL 2018 full schedule and venues list

IPL 2018 auction was the talk of the town in late January. A total of 169 players were bought and a whopping INR 431.7 crores were spent in two days by eight franchises. The eleventh edition is about to commence, and BCCI has released the itinerary for the entire tournament. Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will square off against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) — the yellow brigade’s comeback match after their two-year ban — in the tournament-opener on April 7 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The playoffs’ venues — barring Qualifier 1 — aren’t decided as of now. The summit clash will be held in Mumbai on May 27. The opening ceremony will most likely be held at Wankhede.

Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab will face each other in their first games at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders will host Royal Challengers Bangalore in both sides’ first encounter of the season. Sunrisers Hyderabad will welcome Rajasthan Royals back into the tournament, hosting them on April 9. Here is the complete schedule.

No.

Day

Date

Time

Team 1

Team 2

Ground

City

1

Saturday

April 7

20:00

Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

2

Sunday

April 8

16:00

Kings XI Punjab

Delhi Daredevils

IS Bindra Stadium

Mohali

3

Sunday

April 8

20:00

Kolkata Knight Riders

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Eden Gardens

Kolkata

4

Monday

April 9

20:00

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Rajasthan Royals

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad

5

Tuesday

April 10

20:00

Chennai Super Kings

Kolkata Knight Riders

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai

6

Wednesday

April 11

20:00

Rajasthan Royals

Delhi Daredevils

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur

7

Thursday

April 12

20:00

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Mumbai Indians

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad

8

Friday

April 13

20:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Kings XI Punjab

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru

9

Saturday

April 14

16:00

Mumbai Indians

Delhi Daredevils

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

10

Saturday

April 14

20:00

Kolkata Knight Riders

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Eden Gardens

Kolkata

11

Sunday

April 15

16:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Rajasthan Royals

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru

12

Sunday

April 15

20:00

Kings XI Punjab

Chennai Super Kings

Holkar Cricket Stadium

Indore

13

Monday

April 16

20:00

Kolkata Knight Riders

Delhi Daredevils

Eden Gardens

Kolkata

14

Tuesday

April 17

20:00

Mumbai Indians

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

15

Wednesday

April 18

20:00

Rajasthan Royals

Kolkata Knight Riders

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur

16

Thursday

April 19

20:00

Kings XI Punjab

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Holkar Cricket Stadium

Indore

17

Friday

April 20

20:00

Chennai Super Kings

Rajasthan Royals

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai

18

Saturday

April 21

16:00

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kings XI Punjab

Eden Gardens

Kolkata

19

Saturday

April 21

20:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Delhi Daredevils

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru

20

Sunday

April 22

16:00

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Chennai Super Kings

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad

21

Sunday

April 22

20:00

Rajasthan Royals

Mumbai Indians

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur

22

Monday

April 23

20:00

Delhi Daredevils

Kings XI Punjab

Feroz Shah Kotla

Delhi

23

Tuesday

April 24

20:00

Mumbai Indians

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

24

Wednesday

April 25

20:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Chennai Super Kings

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru

25

Thursday

April 26

20:00

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kings XI Punjab

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad

26

Friday

April 27

20:00

Delhi Daredevils

Kolkata Knight Riders

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

Delhi

27

Saturday

April 28

20:00

Chennai Super Kings

Mumbai Indians

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai

28

Sunday

April 29

16:00

Rajasthan Royals

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur

29

Sunday

April 29

20:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Kolkata Knight Riders

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru

30

Monday

April 30

20:00

Chennai Super Kings

Delhi Daredevils

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai

31

Tuesday

May 1

20:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Mumbai Indians

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru

32

Wednesday

May 2

20:00

Delhi Daredevils

Rajasthan Royals

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

Delhi

33

Thursday

May 3

20:00

Kolkata Knight Riders

Chennai Super Kings

Eden Gardens

Kolkata

34

Friday

May 4

20:00

Kings XI Punjab

Mumbai Indians

IS Bindra Stadium

Mohali

35

Saturday

May 5

16:00

Chennai Super Kings

Royal Challengers Bangalore

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai

36

Saturday

May 5

20:00

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Delhi Daredevils

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad

37

Sunday

May 6

16:00

Mumbai Indians

Kolkata Knight Riders

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

38

Sunday

May 6

20:00

Kings XI Punjab

Rajasthan Royals

IS Bindra Stadium

Mohali

39

Monday

May 7

20:00

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad

40

Tuesday

May 8

20:00

Rajasthan Royals

Kings XI Punjab

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur

41

Wednesday

May 9

20:00

Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians

Eden Gardens

Kolkata

42

Thursday

May 10

20:00

Delhi Daredevils

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

Delhi

43

Friday

May 11

20:00

Rajasthan Royals

Chennai Super Kings

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur

44

Saturday

May 12

16:00

Kings XI Punjab

Kolkata Knight Riders

IS Bindra Stadium

Mohali

45

Saturday

May 12

20:00

Delhi Daredevils

Royal Challengers Banglore

Feroz Shah Kotla

Delhi

46

Sunday

May 13

16:00

Chennai Super Kings

Sunrisers Hyderabad

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai

47

Sunday

May 13

20:00

Mumbai Indians

Rajasthan Royals

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

48

Monday

May 14

20:00

Kings XI Punjab

Royal Challengers Bangalore

IS Bindra Stadium

Mohali

49

Tuesday

May 15

20:00

Kolkata Knight Riders

Rajasthan Royals

Eden Gardens

Kolkata

50

Wednesday

May 16

20:00

Mumbai Indians

Kings XI Punjab

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

51

Thursday

May 17

20:00

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sunrisers Hyderabad

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru

52

Friday

May 18

20:00

Delhi Daredevils

Chennai Super Kings

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

Delhi

53

Saturday

May 19

16:00

Rajasthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur

54

Saturday

May 19

20:00

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kolkata Knight Riders

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad

55

Sunday

May 20

16:00

Delhi Daredevils

Mumbai Indians

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

Delhi

56

Sunday

May 20

20:00

Chennai Super Kings

Kings XI Punjab

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai

57

Tuesday

May 22

20:00

Qualifier 1

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

58

Wednesday

May 23

20:00

Eliminator

59

Friday

May 25

20:00

Qualifier 2

60

Sunday

May 27

20:00

Final

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai

Note: KXIP will play three home games in Indore, and remaining four in Mohali. In addition, this edition will see 12 encounters to start from 4.30PM IST and the other 48 from 8PM.

Playoffs: Qualifier 1 will be held on May 22 in Mumbai, followed by the Eliminator on May 23. Qualifier 2′s date is on May 25, and the edition will be wrapped up on May 27 in Mumbai.

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Author’s take: IPL 2018 has already created a lot of hype and buzz, few months ahead of the tournament. With teams’ getting shuffled and revamped, it will be interesting to see which franchise attains the coveted trophy this time around. The tournament-opener, MI versus CSK, will keep the viewers’ engaged since their rivalry is well known. Interestingly, CSK also played their last game versus the same opposition, before missing out the last two seasons due to ban.